Suitable For:

PAs, secretaries, administrators or anyone involved in taking minutes at formal or informal meetings.If you need the confidence and skills to produce accurate, clear and professional minutes, this course is ideal for you.It is highly practical with exercises, discussions as well as useful tips and advice.It will build your confidence by taking you step-by-step through the process of meeting preparation through to the final production of a concise and accurate set of minutes. Shorthand is not necessary for this course.

Delegates are asked to bring along examples of meeting minutes they have taken to help apply skills and techniques to their own format/style.These minutes will be treated with confidentiality.

Related courses in our range include:

• Email Writing Skills
• Improving your Written Communication Skills
• Writing Accurately for Business

Benefits of Attending:

By the end of the course you will be able to:

• Prepare well for meetings where you are the minute taker
• Build an effective working relationship with the chairperson
• Identify and overcome common obstacles to effective listening and raise your concentration levels
• Select and use an appropriate note taking technique
• Note the relevant points from a repetitious discussion as well as identify the points that do not need to be included
• Produce a clear, concise and appropriately worded set of minutes